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Mark 1:44 KJV
Mark · chapter 1 · verse 44
And saith unto him, See thou say nothing to any man: but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing those things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.Mark 1:44 · King James Version
Mark 1:44 in context
42And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed.
43And he straitly charged him, and forthwith sent him away;
44And saith unto him, See thou say nothing to any man: but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing those things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
45But he went out, and began to publish it much, and to blaze abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into the city, but was without in desert places: and they came to him from every quarter.
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Key words (Strong's)
- cleansingkatharismosa cleansing, purification, a ritual purgation or washing, of the washing of the Jews…G2512 →
- nothingmēdeisnobody, no one, nothingG3367 →
- thyselfseautouthyself, theeG4572 →
- priesthiereusa priest, one who offers sacrifices and in general in busied with sacred rites, referring…G2409 →
- saithlegōto say, to speak, affirm over, maintain, to teach, to exhort, advise, to command, direct…G3004 →
- offerprospherōto bring to, lead to, one to a person who can heal him or is ready to show him some…G4374 →
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We have here the story of Christ's cleansing a leper, which we had before, Mat 8:2-4. It teaches us, 1. How to apply ourselves to Christ; come as this leper did, (1.) With great humility; this leper came beseeching him, and kneeling down to him (Mar 1:40);
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 40-45